First public Kinect apps for Windows 8.1 launched in Windows Store

kinect for windows v2

Alongside the launch of the new Xbox Ane Kinect sensor adapter for Windows 8 and 8.1 PC, Microsoft has likewise announced that the first public Mod apps that make use of the Kinect hardware are now available for download in the Windows Store.

kinect evolution

Ane of the apps, Kinect Development, is published by Microsoft itself, and has been designed to give other app developers some help in making their own software that volition work with the sensor.

Download Kinect Evolution from the Windows Store

Yakit app

Another Kinect app, YAKiT, comes from developer Freak'northward Genius, and allows anyone to animated photos using their own voice. Here's a quick bullet listing of its features:

Add expressive blithe stickers to customize the photos - including blinking optics, talking mouths, props, characters, and special effects
Change the pitch of your voice to make it even funnier
Create your ain mouth from your photograph that talks when you lot talk
Get-go with a new photograph, a picture saved on your computer or tablet, or search the web right within YAKiT
Tell a story or a joke past stringing several photos together into a longer video
Save videos directly to your estimator or tablet, or send directly from YAKiT
Download YAKiT from the Windows Shop

3d builder app

Finally, Microsoft has updated its previously released 3D Builder app to include back up for Kinect. The update allows users to scan objects or even people via Kinect to turn them into 3D models that can then exist brought into the real world via a 3D printer.

Download 3D Builder from the Windows Store

Microsoft has besides launched the final version of its Kinect for Windows v2 SDK, which should permit any app maker to support Kinect in their Windows eight.i app. Exercise you think this could be a big assistance for app developers on Windows 8?

Source: Microsoft Blog

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